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Definition of approximate
Approximate Approximate Ap*prox"i*mate, a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of
approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See
Proximate.]
1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.
2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;
as, approximate results or values.
Approximate quantities (Math.), those which are nearly, but
not, equal.
Approximate Approximate Ap*prox"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Approximated; p. pr. & vb. n. Approximating.]
1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.
To approximate the inequality of riches to the level
of nature. --Burke.
2. To come near to; to approach.
The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.
Approximate Approximate Ap*prox"i*mate, v. i.
To draw; to approach.
